Westport and Weston will be well represented next month, when Broadway stars perform in a benefit for Sandy Hook Promise.
“The Best of Broadway’ (September 22, 6 p.m., SHU Community Theater, Fairfield) is the brainchild of 2 residents.
It began with Dodie Pettit, who performed on Broadway in “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera.”
Her husband — Aztec Two-Step co-founder Rex Fowler — had been asked to perform in a Sandy Hook Promise film called “A Father’s Promise.”
Sandy Hook Promise — formed in the aftermath of the horrendous school shooting — is a Newtown-based non-profit that educates and empowers youth and adults, to prevent violence in schools, homes and communities
The documentary is about Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.
Dodie was so moved by the mission of Sandy Hook Promise that she volunteered to gather Broadway performers to raise money for gun
violence awareness.
Among the artists next month: 2-time Tony Award winner James Naughton, and Terry Eldh (Carlotta in “Phantom of the Opera”). Dodie and Rex will also perform, as Aztec Two-Step 2.0.
Longtime Levitt Pavilion favorite Frank Mastrone (“Phantom,” “Cats,” “Les Miserables”), and Paige Backus and Grace Hutchinson — recipients of the Connecticut Dance School Kevin Gray Scholarship, given in honor of Dodie Pettit’s late husband (a Broadway star in “Phantom of the Opera” and “The King and I” — will also appear.
For tickets, a full cast list and other information. click here.
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Dave Shea writes: “One of the benefits of a dog who needs walking at 5:30 every morning is being greeted by this brave soul. He puts it all into perspective.”
(Photo/Dave Shea)
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It’s illegal to stick commercial flyers on utility poles.
If we called out every company that does this, we wouldn’t have room for any photos bad drivers — I mean, anything else.
But this one caught our eye.
There sure aren’t a lot of services like this one, in our little corner of the world.
(Photo/Steven Goldstein)
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A reader writes: “There has been a scam going on for a few months at Whole Foods.
“If you bring your own shopping bag, you’re supposed to get a 10 cent credit per bag.
“The receipt will indicate Bag Refund,’ but it no longer shows the credit. It’s happened to me 4 times, with different cashiers and different registers.
“The cashier insists it’s at the end showing up on total savings, but if you do the math, it’s not there.
“I showed the manager twice. He agreed and thinks something is wrong with the computer program. But I think Whole Foods is hoping no one will notice, and they are saving thousands of dollars, maybe more.”
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Garden and music lovers — and those who are both — take note.
Blau House & Gardens and the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra present “Music in the Garden” this Sunday (August 18).
There’s a pre-concert tour of the magnificent property off Bayberry Lane from 4:30 to 5 p.m. The woodwind quintet plays in the gorgeous gardens from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.
Bring your own picnic, blankets and chairs. There’s a shuttle from Coleytown Elementary School. Tickets are $75. Click here to order.
A small section of the Blau House & Gardens.
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The item above is a great lead-in to today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo.
There are plenty of spots to see rabbits in Westport.
Your first guess — or 100th — would probably not be Ned Dimes Marina.
But Laurie Sorensen saw this bunny bopping around there.
One more bit of proof — if any is needed — that Compo Beach is a very welcoming place.
(Photo/Laurie Sorensen)
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And finally … Dave Shea’s photo of the Doughboy statute at Veterans Green got us thinking about the sacrifices our soldiers made over 100 years ago, in World War I.
You know: The War to End All Wars.
(Broadway stars, Sandy Hook, the Doughboy, chickens, rabbits … just another day on “06880.” If you appreciate our work, please click here to make a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you!)
